Category: Christmas

TIP OF THE DAY: Save On Champagne With A Different Sparkling Wine

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Woodbridge Brut is creamy, yeasty and citrussy with a touch of sweetness that enables it to be paired with desserts as well as savory foods—including the Thanksgiving turkey. Photo courtesy Robert Mondavi.   Holiday celebrations often mean a bottle of bubbly, including Champagne, which is made only in the Champagne region of northeast France. Every…
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GIFT OF THE DAY: A Family Of Custom Gingerbread Cookies

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We hate to rush the holidays, but now that Christmas decorations appear in stores the day after Halloween, we feel we’re already two weeks out of step. So today we launch our Gift Of The Day series. THE NIBBLE editors have selected almost 100 gifts in 11 gift list categories from cookies and chocolate to…
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ENTERTAINING: Cookie Exchange Party

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We can’t wait for Christmas cookies! Photo courtesy Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board. Get the recipe. Do you host cookie exchange parties for the holidays? Then apply to receive a Party Pack from Hershey’s. One thousand winners will receive: One Hershey’s holiday apron Three packages of Hershey’s Kisses chocolates One container of Hershey’s Cocoa One box…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Improving Bad Bubbly With A Kir

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[1] Kir Royale: sparkling wine and crème de cassis, which is blackcurrant liqueur (photo © The Mercury | Atlanta (now closed, alas). [2] The original Kir, simply crème de cassis and white wine, has no bubbly. It begat the Kir Royale (with Champagne, above) and a dozen more variations (photo © Stuart Webster | Wikipedia).…
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CINCO DE MAYO: Frozen Cranberry Margarita

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What does cranberry juice have to do with Mexican cuisine? Nothing: There are no cranberry bogs in Mexico. But in the name of fusion, you can celebrate Cinco de Mayo with a Frozen Cranberry Margarita. It uses antioxidant-packed unsweetened cranberry juice as a healthy mixer:   FROZEN CRANBERRY MARGARITA RECIPE Ingredients 6 ounces tequila 6…
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